Robert Kotick- "I want to take the fun out of making video games"

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6226758.html

Great, first he ruins all of our favorite franchises and now wants to make Activision into a sweatshop

Robert Kotick sure likes to make people hate him...

It's time to stop paying attention to him.

He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

Silly Robert, no wonder your company publishes crap games.

He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

thelastguy

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He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

SAGE_OF_FIRE

Well fast as possible of course

Would you not do the same if you could maximize use of time? You have to remember, he is the CEO of the company, it is all numbers and dollars for him

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He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

thelastguy

Well fast as possible of course

Would you not do the same if you could maximize use of time? You have to remember, he is the CEO of the company, it is all numbers and dollars for him

It doesn't have to be ALL, money has to mean a lot of your a CEO of a company, but you don't have to take the passion out of it.

Every time Bobby Kotick talks, it makes me want to quit playing video games. Seriously. He wants to instill, "skepticism, pessimism and fear." He wants to keep people focused on their, "deep depression." Who in their right mind would want to work for him? :|

Well fast as possible of course

Would you not do the same if you could maximize use of time? You have to remember, he is the CEO of the company, it is all numbers and dollars for him

thelastguy

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[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"] yeah because in this form of entertainment faster = good.............. :| compare it to music or even movies. Yandere

Well fast as possible of course

Would you not do the same if you could maximize use of time? You have to remember, he is the CEO of the company, it is all numbers and dollars for him

It doesn't have to be ALL, money has to mean a lot of your a CEO of a company, but you don't have to take the passion out of it.

Well, he is trying to keep his job

I am sure you would do the same in his position

Kotick and Activision must fall! Let's all shake 'em down ACORN style! Who's with me?!

Seriously, though, Kotick is the sickness of the gaming industry and we need a cure.

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Well fast as possible of course

Would you not do the same if you could maximize use of time? You have to remember, he is the CEO of the company, it is all numbers and dollars for him

thelastguy

It doesn't have to be ALL, money has to mean a lot of your a CEO of a company, but you don't have to take the passion out of it.

Well, he is trying to keep his job

I am sure you would do the same in his position

See, I wouldn't be in his position, I wouldn't get myself in that position.. I would rather be a CEO of a small independent publisher/developer then be in any big CEOs shoes.

This is it, MW2 is the last game im buying from activision.

This is an industry based on creativity and if he wants his workers to feel scared and skeptical then there will be only milkage.

Would someone do humanity a favor and murder this guy?

RedruM_I

It matters how bad it gets, if it gets too bad I bet someone will attack him, or at least threats.

He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

thelastguy

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He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

foxhound_fox

I wonder how many people will leave if he gets rid of the foos ball table.

Every time Bobby Kotick talks, it makes me want to quit playing video games. Seriously. He wants to instill, "skepticism, pessimism and fear." He wants to keep people focused on their, "deep depression." Who in their right mind would want to work for him? :|

Maxyboy13

Also, what is this about?

"The executive said game makers just haven't reached a point yet where the mouth movement and facial animation of game characters is good enough to establish a compelling emotional attachment from the player." Oh really?

And those are just two examples. Maybe they don't have time to focus on facial animations because they're too full of fear.

while i can respect that he's trying to run a business, he is a real "jerk" about it.i can tell you from personal experience that when people act like that it only brings bad things (like a high turnover rate and low morale) if you have to keep hiring new people b/c your vets all leftthen you have to just spend that much more money in the long run getting noobs up to speed. im not saying he should install margarita machines and line dancing, but these guys already spend too much time at the office anyways, you don't want to demoralize them for that. if jim comes up with an idea that has the possibility of being awesome in a game, dont throw it out just because it doesn't fit what your criteria dictates for a game to equal a certain amount of $.

-sigh- Robert Kotick fails hard, I hope he gets the jack and someone else will take over and will not milk every franchise to death with crappy and lackluster yearly sequels.

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He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

SAGE_OF_FIRE

Indeed, my friend. If devs are forced into a situation where they end up hating what they do, how do you think it will turn out for the gamers? It always shows when a dev has put love into a game from having the freedom to express their vision and that extra effort and level of polish are what separates a good game from a bad one. We are not talking blanket factories here, we are talking game development for crying out loud. This kind of approach does nothing for trying establish games as a form of art. In fact, it is a complete contradiction of that notion altogether.

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He is a CEO and he wants his employees to work fast and efficiently

I would do the same if I was in his position

Dystopian-X

Very true, I am sure every major dev is like that

Also, what is this about?

"The executive said game makers just haven't reached a point yet where the mouth movement and facial animation of game characters is good enough to establish a compelling emotional attachment from the player." Oh really?

And those are just two examples. Maybe they don't have time to focus on facial animations because they're too full of fear.

Maxyboy13

With that quote is quite clear Kotick has never played Half-Life 2, because the facial animation in that game is top notch.

This is it, MW2 is the last game im buying from activision.

This is an industry based on creativity and if he wants his workers to feel scared and skeptical then there will be only milkage.

HAZE-Unit

If there is a God, he will smite this fat toad...

idiots all of you, he didnt say he wanted to take the fun out of making video games, read the article!!!!

nofriekinlemons

Did you read anything else he said? Jeez...

Watch out Jack Thompson, Robert Kotick is becoming the new most hated person in video games.

idiots all of you, he didnt say he wanted to take the fun out of making video games, read the article!!!!

nofriekinlemons

Oh really?

"The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games."

This is it, MW2 is the last game im buying from activision.

This is an industry based on creativity and if he wants his workers to feel scared and skeptical then there will be only milkage.

so, hes the michael bay of video games lol.river_rat3117

The biggest asshat in gaming, ever.

And I want to take thearrogant smirk off of hisface by taking a shovel to it. Or is that mabye just a bit harsh...?

This guy's PR skills are equivalent to a rock's. You don't say things like that to the press even if you mean it.

His company, his policies. Considering how well Activision has been doing lately, I'm not in position to question him.IronBass

Actually it's quite easy to question outright stating you want your employees to be disatisfied with their own work. That's not a good way to make your company look good, and it raises the question why did he do this interview if he didn't really care that the people reading the article were going to be annoyed by it. As far as I'm concerned saying what he has just said can not have a positive impact on peoples impression of the company, and as a CEO he should be spending his time more efficently. It really says alot about him.If Activision starts to lose money, the blame will rest entirely on him, regardless of who really caused the problem. He's setting himself up badly if you ask me.

*** all of you, he didnt say he wanted to take the fun out of making video games, read the article!!!!

nofriekinlemons

Wow he is such a tool. I love his comment that devs haven't made a character that gamers were emotionally invested in.

I mean really? is he that dense?